![]() ![]() Click here to see those templates.Įven with those SA automatically added, I cut my shapes with templates by aligning the quarter inch mark on my ruler with the solid black stitching line. However, for applique blocks like the Magnolia Blossom, no SA is added. You can see this on the templates for the Carolina Lily quilt block. ![]() Now on the free quilting templates available on this website for pieced blocks, because I drawn them using the EQ7 software, they are printed with the 1/4" added. It's much easier to add a SA with your rotary cutter and ruler, than it is to line up the edge of that same ruler with a solid cutting line-particularly if you're cutting many, many of the same template shape. Extra work without any gain.įor the machine piecer, yes, having the SA added to the template would make it easy.accept for one thing. She'd have to go back and measure and mark the stitching lines. The quilter is actually matching the drawn line of one patch to the drawn line of the second and intentionally stitching directly on that line.Ī hand-piecer doesn't have a quarter inch guide like a sewing machine does. It needs to be big enough so that the SA is stable and won't pull out. The 'exactness' of the SA isn't important. Extra work without any gain.įor hand piecing templates, the quilter traces around the quilting template with a pencil and then cuts-with a scissor or rotary cutter-a 1/4"(or so) past the drawn line to add the seam. She'd have to go back to mark the stitching line. The appliquer is left wondering where exactly to stitch. If those petals are close enough together, adding a seam allowance to the template may obliterate the space between the petals. Think of a daisy shape with many petals, all cut as a single patch. So adding a SA to the template would actually make for more work. depending on your skill and confidence level, you may be adding anywhere from a scant 1/8" (for teeny shapes or curvaceous shapes) up to a good 1/4". For needleturn applique, you do add a seam, BUT. For fusible applique, you don't add any SA. (Note: I'm going to use the abbreviation 'SA' for seam allowance.)Īpplique templates can be used with several different techniques. I'll address each instance where quilting templates are used. Reason since they all say to add it to fabric, but wouldn't be easier Piece of fabric like it says on all directions? I guess there must be a Dorothy asks.Ĭan't you add it to the template once instead of guessing 1/4" on each It will help minimize the stretching.Ĭlick here to learn more about starching your quilting fabric. If you find that there's all sorts of bias edges in the patches, I suggest using a liberal dose of fabric starch. ![]() Just make an informed decision that works best for you. There may be other reasons you choose not to use the arrows. You might want to fussy cut a particular patch. You may not have enough fabric to use the grainlines. Having the lengthwise grain run in the same direction through your block and, in particular, having the outside edges of your blocks onthe straight of grain make for more stable, less stretchy blocks.īut the choice it ultimately up to you. Use whichever method works best for you-just be consistent! Do I always need to follow the grainline arrows? I'm much better if I have to remember to type in '100%'. Me, it's too easy to click the wrong button and end up with 25 copies Print one copy, confirm it's the proper size and then print as many copies as you need. The pressure and heat of the iron encourage this tendency. To help hold the layers together, press the them together with your iron. Below is what a messed up one looks like-ugh! All that work for nothing. ( Click here to get your free download of it if you don't have the latest version already.) While I create the PDF files in a program called 'Nitro Pro' and I have PDF opening/printing capabilities in my wordprocessing software, ONLY ADOBE consistently prints the pages correctly. It's as simple as that! Printing Free Quilting Templates and PatternsĪlways, always, always use the free Adobe reader program to print the quilting templates and paper piecing patterns. That heat melts the plastic coating on the freezer paper, messing up the inside of your printer. You MUST use an inkjet printer because it doesn't make heat. Jenkins offers pre-cut freezer paper in two sizes: 8-1/2"x11" and 12"x15". It's pricey, but it's already cut to 8-1/2" x 11" and isįlat-something that your Reynold's on a roll isn't. ![]() If you'd like templates with their own 'stick', try a printable Freezer Paper like the one from C&T Publishing (right). If you find you do need a sturdier template, try using a card stock-usually the 67lb weight from the office supply store. ![]()
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